10 Most Outrageous Purchases in October

October was another record-breaking month in the art world. This month, buyers flocked toward historic hand guns and paintings. The most notable record broken this month was easily the most expensive piece of art sold by an artist who is currently living.

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Cassidy Memorabilia: A .45 caliber gun, once owned by Butch Cassidy, sold for $175,000 at auction. An anonymous bidder bought the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Cassidy originally purchased the gun in 1896. He turned the revolver over to authorities in Utah in 1900.

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Pricey Bonnie and Clyde Memorabilia: The guns that 1930s outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were wearing when they died sold this month for $500,000. An anonymous Texas collector purchased the guns. Bonnie Parker's Colt .38 snub-nose Detective Special revolver sold for $264,000 and Clyde Barrow's Colt Model 1911 Government Model semi-automatic .45 pistol sold for $240,000.

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Edward S Curtis's Painting: Edward S Curtis's North American Indian sold this month for $1.44 million. It sold for more than its original $1.2 million estimate at Swann Galleries.

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The Top Lot: The top seller in Wright's fall contemporary sale was Meadmore's Around and About from 1971. It sold for $76,900. The sculpture is a welded and enamelled Cor-ten steel piece that is 28 inches high by 35 inches wide.

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Expensive Vases: A pair of yellow gold famille-rose double guarded vases sold for more than $13.8 million this month in Hong Kong. Believe it or not this is not the most expensive vase ever purchased; the most expensive vase went for closer to $85 million. These vases were from the Qianlong period of China's dynasties.

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Most Expensive Painting ever sold By a Living Artist: A Gerhard Richter painting, sold by Eric Clapton, sold for a record-breaking $34.4 million. That price sets the record for the most expensive piece of art sold by an artist who is still alive.

The painting is entitled Abstraktes Bild.

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Royal Shoes: A pair of green silk slippers that once belonged to Marie Antoinette sold for $65,000 at an auction in France. The slippers were estimated to bring in just $13,000, but shattered expectations.Source: Business Insider

Egyptian Art: An Egyptian sculpture of the god Isis sold for $5.9 million this month. The 29-inch sculpture set the record for Egyptian art. London sculpture dealer Daniel Katz purchased it for his own private collection.

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Rare Record Copy: A rare copy of the Beatles' first single Love Me Do sold for $22,000 at auction this month. The record has signatures from every member of the band. The record is a Parlophone red label disc, which was discontinued in 1963.